Date: Fri, 5 Dec 1997 16:15:38 -0500 (EST) From: Brian Mitchell <brian@firehouse.net> To: Jim Bryant <jbryant@unix.tfs.net> Cc: ircadmin@shellnet.co.uk, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Telnet Root access Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.95.971205161406.11503A-100000@shell.firehouse.net> In-Reply-To: <199712052035.OAA00812@unix.tfs.net>
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On Fri, 5 Dec 1997, Jim Bryant wrote: > ahem... > > why would one wish to have the root password pass over an insecure > network in plaintext form??? > > man su This is pretty dumb, as the password is _still_ passing over an insecure network in plaintext form. > > also, for most practical purposes, you should not even be using > telnet... i suggest using ssh/sshd, because no passwords, in fact > nothing in the entire session, is transmitted in plaintext. Well, some client information is transmitted in plaintext; it does that to determine what ssh capabilities the other side has.
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